Venting-bunq



(NoModeL) F. R. 85 G. W. TIBBI-TTS.

' VENTING BUNGS- v No. 337,211. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

NITED STATES ATENT Fries.

FRANK R. TI BBITTS AND GEORGE W. TIBBITTS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

VENTlNG-BUNG.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,211. dated March 2,1886.

Application filed August 1. 1885.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it'kno'wn that we, FRANK It. TIBBITTS and GEORGE W. TIBBITTS, both ofCleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Venting-Bungs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in that class of bungs in which theturning of the plug simultaneously opens an outlet-passage for liquidand an inlet-passage for air, or simultaneously closes both of saidpassages at will.

The said invention consists in the special construction and combinationof parts hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the bung,showing the gate or plug and the draw-off tube inserted. Fig. 2 isatransverse vertical section of the same, showing the gate or plugturned for closing the tube and air-passages.

A is the body of a tubular bung, through which is made a transversebore, in which is secured a gate or plug, B, provided with a hole inline with the bore ofthe bung. In said body or bungA is formed a centralpassage, A, having atits side acommunicating offset constituting asupplemental passage, to, for the inlet of air, this passage atextending up to the plug B. From this passage a a branch passage, 0, eX-tends obliquely through the material of the hub to the upper endthereof. Through the said bung and the gate is passed a pipe, 0, whichreaches down into the bottom of the barrel, and is designed for drawingliquid through from the barrel when connected with a faucet.

One end of said gateis provided with a thumbring, a, through which thepipe 0 tightly passes for making a tight joint. The hole a through thegate B is also provided with a flexiblepacking-ring, a, for the samepurpose.

Serial No. 173.270. (No model.)

This packing-ring or bushing a closes the up per end of supplementalpassage a when the plug B is turned to allow the outflow of liquid.Under other circumstances this passage a is closed by the solid part ofthe plug itself. The top of the bu ng may have a screwcap and flexiblegasket, if desired, for making a close tight joint.

The manner of inserting this bu ng and tube is as follows: The pipe 0 iswithdrawn from the bung and the gate turned a quarter-way for closingthe passages through the bung. The bung is now driven into the hole inthe head or side of barrel. Next insert pipe 0 into top portion of bungas far as the gate, then turn the gate back again. Then the pipe 0 ispushed down through the-bung into the barrel. The device is now readyfor use.

Having described ourinvention, we claim- 1. The bung A, provided with acentral passage, A, having on one side an offset, a, which forms asupplemental passage for the inlet of air, and also a passage, e,extending from the said offset through the material of the bungobliquely to its upper end, in combina tion with the plug B, having abushing, or, which closes the upper end of offset or passage a, when theplugis open,aud the angular inletpassage c ,arranged to connect withpassage 0 when theplug is in the latter position, and the outlet-pipe O,which fills the passage A, but

leaves the olfset or supplemental passage a open to allow the influx ofair through passages c c a, substantially as set forth.

2. The bung A, having a central passage,A, andsuppleniental passage a,which is formed by an offset therefrom, in combination with a passage,0, extending obliquely through the material of'said bung to the upperend thereof, an outlet-pipe, G, which fills said passage A, but not thesupplementalpassage a,and a plug, B, which is provided with a centralpassage, a", communicating with said outlet-pipe, and an air-inletpassage, 0 communicating with passage 0, for the purpose set'forth.

FRANK R. TIBBITTS. GEORGE WV. TIBBITTS. Witnesses:

M. G. Norvron, E. W. Lamp.

